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Albert Oehlen : grau.
LIBRA ND588.O44 A4 2018
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Fine Arts Library ND588.O44 A4 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oehlen, Albert, 1954- artist, interviewee.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oehlen, Albert, 1954-.
- Gray in art.
- Oehlen, Albert, 1954---Exhibitions.
- Oehlen, Albert.
- Gray in art--Exhibitions.
- Painting, German--Exhibitions.
- Painting, German.
- Art, German--Exhibitions.
- Art, German.
- Local Subjects:
- Oehlen, Albert, 1954-.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 104 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- Grau
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin, Germany : Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH, [2018]
- Summary:
- Albert Oehlen (*1954 in Krefeld, Germany), a student of Sigmar Polke and close friend of Martin Kippenberger, is known to be a provocateur for challenging the boundaries of painting and embracing a remarkably wide range of styles. The publication 'Grau' is an intimate examination of his series of grey paintings created between 1997 and 2008. Oscillating between figuration and abstraction, the paintings defy conventional categorization. Amid muddy nebulas and amorphic brushstrokes, mysterious depictions of figures, objects, environments, and landscapes emerge. In opposition to other series where Oehlen also used digital tools, the grisailles are strictly made by hand without the distraction of color--an unmistakable nod to fellow German artist Gerhard Richter. The richly illustrated publication also contains an original text by writer and poet Raphael Rubinstein and an interview with artist Albert Oehlen himself.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- An ardent, burning, neutrality : Albert Oehlen's gray paintings / by Raphael Rubinstein
- Plates
- Albert Oehlen in conversation / with Bill Powers.
- Notes:
- Published on the occasion of the exhibition Albert Oehlen: Grau, held at Nahmad Contemporary, New York, New York, November 7-December 23, 2017.
- Introductory essay by Raphael Rubinstein and Albert Oehlen interviewed by Bill Powers.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 3775744274
- 9783775744270
- OCLC:
- 1029788404
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